marionette

(mar′ē ə net, mer′-)

noun

a puppet or little jointed figure made to look like a person or animal and moved by strings or wires from above, often on a miniature stage

Origin: Fr, dim. of Marion: see Marion

See marionette in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs.

Origin:

Origin: French marionnette

Origin: , from Old French, musical instrument

Origin: , diminutive of mariole, the Virgin Mary (influenced by the name Marion)

Origin: , from

Origin: diminutive of Marie, Mary

Origin: , from Late Latin Maria; see Mary1

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